Last week I found a website on business preparedness launched by the SBA. The website indicates that roughly 40-60 percent of small businesses never reopen their doors following a disaster. They defined disaster as long-term power outages, hacker disruption, fire, earthquake or other catastrophes. I’m confident many of you reading this post have disaster recovery plans for your technology and maybe have addressed the other possibilities through insurance options.

Congratulations for your good business leadership skills. It made me think, though, that being prepared isn’t just about disasters. Yet we often focus our preparedness on dealing with disasters, should they occur, and not on the week-to-week or month-to-month preparedness that would be helpful to the business or our company.

I think good business leadership means being prepared for all eventualities. Here are some examples.

What happens if a key person in your organization leaves? Recently one of my clients had an employee leave who was the only person in her company who performed a certain critical task. In her words, “I feel like it’s Hiroshima.” She’s now hiring a replacement and intends to train three people to

Good manners, good networking and good business all have the same thing in common. What they have in common is “you!” You are the secret weapon that everyone is looking for to help promote themselves effortlessly, enhance their communication skills, and more effectively network. Sounds too easy, doesn’t it? It is easy! There is magic … Continue reading “Good Manners Mean Good Business”

Good manners, good networking and good business all have the same thing in common. What they have in common is “you!” You are the secret weapon that everyone is looking for to help promote themselves effortlessly, enhance their communication skills, and more effectively network.

Sounds too easy, doesn’t it? It is easy! There is magic that will happen in both your professional and personal lives if you hone these skills. Once these skills are sharpened, you need to use these valuable tools daily.

How do you enter a room at a networking event? Do you look for a friend or acquaintance that you already know? Will you rush to the bar or head for the buffet table? Will you make the rounds and hand out your business card to everyone you see as quickly as possible? What plan do you have to make the most of your networking?

None of these aforementioned tactics will be very beneficial to you as a professional if you haven’t established any common ground or done anything to set yourself apart from the others at the event. What can you do that will make a lasting impression with everyone you

Low cost business incentives are very attractive to those of us who want to venture into business with small amounts of funds. For them, small is better since it is manageable. The most promising feature of these small incentives is that, the gradually grow into very successful niche business or even corporations. So how can we get these smart business ideas to work for us? We need to have these ideas work for us.

How? It is simple; first, we need to identify what is the best business idea for a good business. There are quite a number to choose from; an agent for land lords, a hair-dresser, a gardener, a consultant and even a jobs bureau owner. These jobs are low cost incentives which just need a commitment to onset and transform to smart incentives which spread to establishments with branches across towns.

What are the other ideas that can form the best business ideas? Some business practices like online consultancy offer the most rewarding returns.

You can also take up e-bay as your market place. You can invest in some stocks based on what you are interested in selling and sell on

During the warm weather seasons, there is much which needs to be done. Some jobs can get quite frustrating. Mowing and landscaping are good business ideas when you want to make some extra money. Of course, there are a few things to take into account.

Our economy is not good. But, there are people who still do not enjoy the chores of spring and summer. If you are going to mow, it is essential to have a good running mower. You will need to make accommodations for the upkeep and gas and oil prices.

You will need to find work by either placing fliers around town or going door to door and speak with people. Mind you though, people truly do not like having their privacy bothered. So, it is probably better to put fliers on store fronts around town. You can make some colorful fliers with your capabilities and phone number. Do not quote prices until you have seen the job and have it in writing.

Your landscaping talents do not need to be extensive. When it comes to mowing, many people will hire professional ground keepers. But, you may be asked to remove

There are some easy ways you need to learn if you have a will to make a good business in the dental practice. These ways below will guide you in making the right decision to make this kind of business able to grow well. Besides that, you will be able to make your business get more benefits so your dental practice will be recognized in a good way. This article will give you more information about them so it is essential for you to check this out and take benefits from it.

First step you need to perform is purchasing dental equipment that takes an important role when you decide to run this kind of business. Then, you need to employ persons who will help your job and they can consist of hygienists, dental assistants and receptionists. You need to be sure that the employees you choose are well-qualified and trustworthy. If those are too many for you, you can employ both of them who are essential in helping your business.

After that, you need to do some promotions about your business. You can make advertisements in local publications or you need to put signs

A good business name is a company’s trademark. It is the label by which you make transactions with your customers. Moreover, it has both legal and marketing factors which must be highly regarded. Choosing the exact word or words that will summarize your entire business into one great label could be very challenging. In fact, most small business owners settle with their second or third choices as their first options are always taken. There are times though when entrepreneurs pursue the company name they want despite legal risks – infringement of intellectual property rights – just to get a ride of the wide recognition that already comes with it.

In the legal standpoint, a label that is non-descriptive makes a good business name. This could be the exact opposite of what the marketing standpoint demands. Description of business name is crucial in making your audience understand the nature of your products or services. This goes to show labeling your company needs the best efforts from your advertising and legal teams. While you take into consideration the interest of your customers in

Finding a good business mentor may not be the easiest task in the world. You know that to bring your business to the next level, you need a mentor that will teach you and point you in the right direction. But you might not know how to get the right person.

Not to worry though because I have put together an easy guide that you can follow that will make life much easier for you in your search for a business mentor.

First of all you need to focus on people that have the same values as you. You don’t want to get a mentor that doesn’t because that can cause big problems in the future.

Your mentor also needs to have lots experience and has their own successful business. No sense finding a mentor that is just as new to business as you are. You need to find someone who has their own successful business so that you can follow in their footsteps. Someone that has years of experience and has been trough most of the pitfalls that you will probably run into. This way they will be able to warn you so that

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Good manners, good networking and good business all have the same thing in common. What they have in common is “you!” You are the secret weapon that everyone is looking for to help promote themselves effortlessly, enhance their communication skills, and more effectively network. Sounds too easy, doesn’t it? It is easy! There is magic … Continue reading "Good Manners Mean Good Business"